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Las Cruces City Council opts for Great Conversation on minimum wage hike

By Diana Alba Soular / Las Cruces Sun-News

Posted:
02/24/2014 07:49:38 PM MST

LAS CRUCES -- Las Cruces city councilors for the most part agreed Monday to turn an ongoing debate over what to do about a proposed minimum wage hike into a Great Conversation - a dialogue model that's been applied to wide-ranging debates and discussions throughout the community for years.

But some councilors expressed concerns that the idea could somehow undermine a separate proposal believed to be underway by some minimum wage-hike supporters. They may try to place a minimum wage increase on a ballot before city voters.

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